Counting, 1st Tooth and More

I'm so proud of this little guy, so I wanted to put this video up here at the top :) We've been learning colors, numbers, letters...all kinds of things lately, and Joss is taking it all in. Just thought I'd share with you his newest trick :) This was when he was going to bed, so it's a little dark, but you'll be able to hear and see him.

Last Sunday Dallas left out on a sailing trip. He was out for a week which has been the longest stretch I've been solo with the boys so far.

We made it. Some days were a lot tougher than others, but we did it. Bathtime and bedtime were the craziest times because I was needed in both places at once and could only be in one of course.

Our days were mostly filled with playing outside in the yard...

Playing in the boys room...

Counting our toys...

Smiling for pictures...

And just keeping things as simple as possible!

Joss' newest movie is Spirit or "Horse". He loves the beginning with the baby horse and when they are running "run, horse, run"!

I just love this shot of them in the tub-- both of them ALWAYS have something in their mouth.

Emit had a big accomplishment this week. He cut his first tooth :) Oh boy, here we go!!

This is Joss' new game in his room... jumping off the barn.

Emit is content to have staring contests with the octopus :)

The beach we go to now from our house has this dock on it that Joss loves. Well, he loves to jump off of anyway "big jump".

Emit rides in my arms while we pull or follow Joss around the yard. Joss has a homemade "train" that he loves to play with. He says "momma help" when it gets tangled or twisted or stuck somewhere.

Here's the boys being sweet the other morning. I love it when they wake up in sweet moods!

Our newest addition to the family is "Bessie" also known as our new massage table. The brand is Best Massage which is how Bessie came about--just FYI. So, we both love getting massages, and down here for a "cheap" one it is going to cost a minimum of $85 and that is at a joke of a place that really shouldn't be operating to begin with.

So, we found this brand new portable table on Ebay for $78....Heck Yeah!!! Well, here's the break down of the expenses it took to get it here:

$78 for the table, $20 to ship it to the US address for the boat to bring it down here. Then,

$60 to ship it on the boat, $65 to the broker (a useless middle man) and $60 on duty to customs. So our inexpensive table cost $185 to get off the boat down here--YUCK! That's why we cram as much stuff into our suitcases and bags and beg folks to bring stuff when they come. But, it would have been hard to shove this thing in a bag. We are thoroughly enjoying it though, and will continue to do so for a very long time :)

Hope you've enjoyed the pics and video!

"om mere swee-wie"

Mommy's moment to brag:

I have two very sweet boys! Emit is happy as can be as long as he can see Joss. He LOVES his big brother. Joss has started saying "om mere swee-wie" or just "swee-wie" when he's trying to say "Come here sweetie" or "sweetie" to Emit. He's heard me use that phrase so now he says it when ever he goes to give him his pacy or love on him. It's such a sweet thing to hear :) He'll even try to pick Emit up if he's playing on the ground or something and Joss wants to go outside or somewhere else (just making sure Emit doesn't get left behind).

I LOVE THESE BOYS!

I am flying solo this week with them while Dallas is out on a sailing trip. They are usually super sweet and lovey when it's just me and them, so I'm looking forward to that this week. We have chaotic moments at times, but they've been really good so far.